Sting - We Work The Black Seam: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "We Work The Black Seam" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Am This place has changed for good C Em Am Your economic theory said it would It's hard for us to understand We can't give up our jobs the way we should Our blood has stained the coal We tunneled deep inside the nation's soul We matter more than pounds and pence Your economic theory makes no sense Chorus: F C One day in a nuclear age Dm Am They may understand our rage F C They build machines that they can't control Dm Am And bury the waste in a great big hole F C Power was to be cheap and clean Dm Am Grimy faces were never seen F C But deadly for twelve thousand years Dm Is carbon fourteen Am C Em We work the black seam together Am F Dm We work the black seam together The seam lies underground Three million years of pressure packed it down We walk through ancient forest lands And light a thousand cities with our hands Your dark satanic mills Have made redundant all our mining skills You can't exchange a six inch band For all the poisoned streams in Cumberland Chorus And should the children weep The turning world will sing their souls to sleep When you have sunk without a trace The universe will suck me into place Chorus You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  C  Dm  Em  F  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "We Work The Black Seam" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "We Work The Black Seam" by Sting.